Ciaran

//ˈkɪəɹən// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Irish.

    "‘What's your name?’ I asked. ‘Ciaran,’ he said, and then, as though having read my mind, ‘though it's only my father who's Irish–I'm Danish.’"

  2. 2
    A female given name from Irish. rare

Example

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"‘What's your name?’ I asked. ‘Ciaran,’ he said, and then, as though having read my mind, ‘though it's only my father who's Irish–I'm Danish.’"

Etymology

From Irish Ciarán.

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